MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT. 我問這個問題的背景是.
我鄰居貼著我家後院的FENCE轉了個SWIMMING POOL FILTER AND PUMP SYSTEM. 每天開8小時.又時候還24小時. 我找了警察叔叔來,他用METER測了噪音是76.1 DB.
但是他引用TX STATE PENAL CODE UNDER § 42.01. Disorderly Conduct裏這麽一條:
a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or peace officer that the noise is a public nuisance.
判定76.1 DECIBEL沒有超過85.所以他們的PUMP不能算是NOISE NUISANCE.所以他們警察管不了. 這是一個CIVIL CASE. 我隻有上法庭去解決.
但是在CITY CODE裏UNDER Sec. 23-8. Noise.
(a) Definitions.
Unreasonable noise shall mean:
(1) Any unreasonably loud, disturbing, and unnecessary noise which causes material distress, discomfort or injury to persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity thereof; or
(2) Any noise of such character, intensity and continued duration, which substantially interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of private homes by persons of ordinary sensibilities.
我認為這個PUMP噪音已經符合NOISE的DEFINITION.隻是這裏沒有明確規定的DECIBEL LEVEL.警察叔叔最開始也同意我說的.可是後來就是因為那個85 DB而又改變了主意.
我現在正在尋找律師準備打官司.
我的問題就是如果警察叔叔根據STATE PENAL CODE規定的85 DB為最大噪音限度而RULLING,那如果我上法庭.那法庭不是同樣會以這個PANAL CODE而判我輸.那我打官司不就白打了啊?
所以請老貓和各位懂法的大俠幫我解釋下.以讓我知道我應該正確怎樣做.
多謝多謝.